E-Games' Domination V

I was at the e-Games Domination V last April 2. I arrived at SMX around 4:00 PM while the Shure Band was performing. The band was the 2nd place winner of the battle of the bands during the R2D5 NCR leg.

The event was hosted by Eri Neeman and two other girls I didn't get the names of.

SMX was packed but I think there were more attendees last year. Well, correct me if I'm wrong but I could barely roam around last year. Or was it just the floor plan this year that made it seem more maluwang?

There were computers for free play but the line was oh-so-long. I just busied myself with watching Ran Online's "Flip Top" challenge in the game's booth. The last two standing battled it out on the main stage.

The judge was no less than Gloc9, who confessed that he doesn't freestyle himself. He just chose the one with better construction and rhyming. The one in black, named Gabby(?), won the battle, while the one in red, I guess, will be dubbed "Yo!" after that.

Audition Dance Battle also had a dancing event. Just like in Ran Online's, teams of three dancers were screened at the Audition booth and the last two remaining groups battled it out on the main stage. And one group was so obviously better than the other.

Of course Team 1 (the all-male team) won.

Highlight of the event was the cosplay competition. I had two favorites:

Unfortunately, none of these two won.

Open category was won by Rolando Logronio, a familiar name in cosplay, as Hades and Eli Chan(?) as a nymph from some anime.

E-Games category, on the other hand, had Christian Umali in the second place and Zyka Managad (?) in the first place. Zyka cosplayed a character from Granado Espada.

Dragona's Pre-Beta Phase Scheduled on May 2011

I  blogged about Gameclub's Dragona last week. And yesterday, I received an e-mail from Gameclub with this press release:

Dragona PH is the new Free-to-Play Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (MMORPG) developed by Liveplex and Studio Timber. The first English version of the game will be launched by one of the leading online game company in the Philippines: Gameclub.

Gameclub is also the publisher of Special Force Online, CrossFire, Weapons of War, Twelve Sky2 and iDate Online.

Pre-Beta phase of Dragona PH is scheduled for May 2011.

The game story starts with the development of the Radiant Magical Earth which was created by the Goddess, Huanis and the five Great Dragon Lords. The Magical Earth had prospered for many years until one Dragon Lord was born "Jurtan". The Dragon Lord Jurtanwas brought forth from the ashes of creation, mutated and spread darkness, jealousy, despair and death throughout the land.To prevent the evil Jurtan from spreading evil to the Magical Earth the five Great Dragon Lords decide to banish him to the degraded and tarnished land called “Bartan” known as “The Land of Death”. This had enraged the Dragon Lord Jurtan and oath the destruction of the five great dragon lords that lead to the first Dragon War...

The game offers a highly different type of gameplay systems and features, PVP, character transformation and graphic display of environment which is very appealing to players. It is a unique type of MMORPG due to its astonishing Dragon Transformation system, Auto Notification feature,Battle Arena and exceptional graphic design.

The Dragon transformation enables the player to fuse their character with the power of Dragons. With this awesome type of power the playerenable to go into dragon transformation mode in which you can turn parts of your body or your full body into a dragon to be able to overcome types of quest and battle system within the game.

The Auto notification is a function for displaying messages, alerts and updates on the screen.A notification icon will appear automatically in the top right corner of the screen.This notice indicates events such as the acquisition of a quest, transaction with other players or the beginning of Battle Arena. With this feature, it will make the players gaming experience a great ease.

An MMORPG will not be complete without the Player Vs Player. DragonaPH presents anexceptional and challenging PVPsystem called “Battle Arena”. The skirmish is held at a designated time every day andit is an instant siege battles were anyone can participate. The Battle Arena is solely divided into two parts the Battle of Celebration and the Battle of Might, both usually held every 2 hours. The Battle of Celebration is held for 30 minutes in 100 on 100 matches, and the Battle of Might is carried out for 10 minutes in 3 on 3, 6 on 6, and 36 on 36 matches. Each match is held in 30 minute intervals.Here players can test their character build, skill and progression that they made within their entire gameplay.

Transform your online gaming experience this May 2011.

Dragona – Gameclub's Newest MMORPG

Gameclub, the publisher of the hit FPS games Special Force and Cross Fire, is bringing to the country the first English version of Dragona, a new MMORPG developed by Korea-based Liveplex and Studio Timber. It was first introduced in Korea last year, and will hit our gaming shores next month, May 2011.

Dragona's character photos have been uploaded on the game's Facebook page. The look of the Ranger interests me more. But I'm sure I'd be more satisfied with Magician skills.

Take a look at the four character classes and a teaser video after the jump.

Download DotA v6.71b 6v6

Filename: DotA v6.71b 6v6.w3x
Author: IceFrog
Category: Hero Defense
Size: 7991.1 KB
Submitted: 28 Jan 2011

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Note: You must install the latest Warcraft 3 patch (version 1.24b or newer) to play this map.

Download DotA v6.71b

Filename: DotA v6.71b.w3x
Author: IceFrog
Category: Hero Defense
Size: 7991.1 KB
Submitted: 23 Jan 2011

Click here to download DotA v6.71b

Changelog:
* Fixed a bug with Zeus's Aghanim upgrade
* Fixed a bug with Flesh Heap

Rohan Online: Play to Win an iTouch

Do you wanna win Pony sneakers, No Fear shirts, and 8GB Apple iTouch? Then start playing on the Rakhon Server of Rohan Online now!

MECHANICS:

1. Promo is open to residents of the Philippines only.
2. Simply register for a new Rohan Online account in Rakhon server between January 7 and February 4, 2011 in order to be eligible for the “Rohan Raffle”. Everyone is required to enter their complete Name, Address, contact number, and Registered Email to be eligible.
3. Winners will be drawn on Feb 8, 2011 under the supervision of a DTI representative.
4. Prizes are as follows:
   • Five (5) Lucky winners of Pony sneakers and No Fear Gift Bag
   • Twenty (20) winners of No Fear shirts
   • One (1) winner will receive Apple Ipod Touch 8 gig
   • One (1) winner will receive 50K Rohan Points
   • One (1) winner will receive 25K Rohan Points
   • Five (5) winners will receive 10K Rohan Points each.
5. Prizes are non-transferable and not convertible to cash.
6. Winners shall be notified via the registered email address and through phone (if a phone number was provided in the registration form).
7. Prizes can be claimed by presenting two (2) valid IDs and the printed confirmation email sent through the winners’ registered email
8. Redemption period is within sixty (60) days from notification. Unclaimed prizes after 60 days will be forfeited in favor of Level Up! with prior approval of DTI
9. All employees of Level Up!, their spouses and relatives up to the second degree of affinity or consanguinity are disqualified from joining the promo.

via rohan.levelupgames.ph

“Angry Birds” Makes It To PS3 & PSP

The popular puzzle video game Angry Birds, in which players use a slingshot to launch birds at the egg-stealing green pigs, has reached such popularity that even the Japanese video game giant PlayStation has shown interest.

Sony PlayStation has included the title as one of the soon-to-be-released games. No price just yet but Angry Birds will feature 63 levels in the PS.